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FOXBOROUGH: Argentina's Lionel Messi, top, celebrates a goal by Gonzalo Higuain (9) during the first half of a Copa America Centenario quarterfinal soccer match against Venezuela. -- AP

Messi ties with record as Argentina beat Venezuela

FOXBOROUGH: Argentina's Lionel Messi, top, celebrates a goal by Gonzalo Higuain (9) during the first half of a Copa America Centenario quarterfinal soccer match against Venezuela. -- APFOXBOROUGH: Lionel Messi scored a record-equaling 54th international goal as Argentina outclassed Venezuela 4-1 to book their place in the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario here Saturday. The Barcelona superstar scored his fourth goal of the tournament in...

SANTA CLARA: Chile's Edson Puch celebrates after scoring the teams seventh goal against Mexico during the Copa America Centenario quarterfinal football match. - AFP

Chile trash Mexico 7-0 to reach semis

SANTA CLARA: Chile's Edson Puch celebrates after scoring the teams seventh goal against Mexico during the Copa America Centenario quarterfinal football match. - AFPSANTA CLARA: Eduardo Vargas scored four goals as holders Chile sent Mexico spinning to a historic 7-0 defeat to reach the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario here Saturday. Hoffenheim forward Vargas completed a hat-trick in 13 devastating minutes either side of half-time to...

PARIS: Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing an opportunity on goal during the Euro 2016 group F football match between Portugal and Austria at the Parc des Princes. — AFP

Misfiring Ronaldo: Portugal foiled by mediocre Austria

PARIS: Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing an opportunity on goal during the Euro 2016 group F football match between Portugal and Austria at the Parc des Princes. — AFPPARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty as Portugal stumbled to a second straight draw at Euro 2016 on Saturday after a frustrating 0-0 stalemate against Group F rivals Austria in Paris. Ronaldo set a new Portuguese record with his 128th...

BEVERLY HILLS: In this March 8, 2016, file photo, Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad poses for photos at the 2016 Olympic Team USA media summit. — AP

Fencing finds its superstar in American Ibtihaj Muhammad

BEVERLY HILLS: In this March 8, 2016, file photo, Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad poses for photos at the 2016 Olympic Team USA media summit. — APBEVERLY HILLS: In Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencing might have finally found an athlete whose story transcends the sport. Muhammad will make history at the Rio Games by becoming the first American athlete to wear a hijab - a Muslim head scarf - while competing in the Olympics. Muhammad's Olympic goal - beyond...

AUB Chairman Hamad Al-Humaidhi

Ahli United Bank celebrates 50 years of banking in UK

AUB Chairman Hamad Al-HumaidhiKUWAIT: Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC celebrated its 50th year of doing business in the UK, marking this milestone anniversary with an event held at London’s Millennium Hotel in Grosvenor Square. Established in 1966, United Bank of Kuwait Limited, the forerunner of AUB (UK), merged in 2000 with Bahrain’s Ahli Commercial Bank to form Ahli United Bank Group, the now pan-Middle East financial services group of which...

A general view of Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort

Antalya’s hotel industry: Reinventing itself

A general view of Regnum Carya Golf & Spa ResortBELEK, Turkey: Antalya's hotel industry has re-invented itself over the last few years to accommodate the demands of a fast-growing tourism sector in the region, incorporating luxury five-star amenities that capture the attention of the rich and famous.Karnak International Travel & Tourism, in association with Turkish Airlines and Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort, Belek hosted a B2B workshop at the...

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Turkish Airlines: Widening horizons - Airline expands Mideast network, to launch Kuwait-Antalya direct flight

The first classBELEK, ANTALYA, Turkey: Widening its horizons, Turkish Airlines, 'Europe's Best Airline' is continuously expanding its flight network in the Middle East region. Even as it strengthens its global footprint with its vast flight network, the airline offers international flights to destinations across the world from most cities in the Middle East, said Hasan Demir, Turkish Airlines General Manager, Abu Dhabi.Turkish Airlines, Kuwait...

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Hackers divert $50m in blow to virtual currency

NEW YORK: Hackers have diverted more than $50 million in digital currency from an experimental fund meant to demonstrate that such money is safe for use, according to the New York Times.The sum was stolen from a project called the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), which had collected the money in Ether, a form of currency similar to Bitcoin. The hacking, which siphoned off a third of the project’s digital money, is likely to doom the...

BRONX: People work out in an outdoor exercise area at Macombs Dam Park. — AFP

Well-timed exercise might improve learning

BRONX: People work out in an outdoor exercise area at Macombs Dam Park. — AFPNEW YORK: Aerobic exercise four hours after a memorization task, but not exercise right afterwards, was linked to improved recall in a series of Dutch experiments.Newly-learned information turns into long-term knowledge through a process of stabilization and integration of memories, the study team writes in Current Biology. This requires certain brain chemicals that...

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Spain joins forces with Bollywood to boost tourism

To highlight the booming connection with Bollywood, Madrid will host on June 25, 2016 the annual International Indian Film Academy awards, dubbed the "Bollywood Oscars", in another bid to lure visitors from the world's second most populous country.-AFPSpain is coaxing Indian moviemakers to use its colourful fiestas and historic monuments as settings for their films, in a move to grab a bigger share of India's fast-growing overseas tourism...

‘Saq Al Bamboo’ and ‘Been Galbin’

'Saq Al Bamboo' and 'Been Galbin': Episode 13

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Times is publishing daily recaps of two Kuwaiti soap operas aired on Al Rai TV and MBC Drama. Here are the recaps of the 13th episodes: ‘Saq Al Bamboo’ and ‘Been Galbin’'Saq Al Bamboo' (Bamboo Stalk)Ghanima tells the maid to tell Eisa to have dinner with them at the house every day. Nooriya tells her mother that Hind should not issue the citizenship document for Eisa or at least delete the name of the family (Taroof)...

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Gulf Bank Chairman Bader Al-Kharafi

Gulf Bank, Boubyan Bank mull merger into Islamic bank

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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP

HANIYEH ASSASSINATED

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KUWAIT: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA

MoI: No one above the law

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(File photo) Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyah, standing in front of a portrait of the radical group's slain spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, addresses the crowd during rally by the radical group in the former Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the southern Gaza Strip, 16 September 2005. - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, 2024, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Zionist strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered". — AFP

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Zionist strike

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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA

Kuwait’s investments in Morocco reach $1.5 bn